Castigating Strike
Castigating Strike is a D&D 3.5 spell (Devoted Spirit (Strike)) from ToB. On class lists for Crusader (Level 7). Range or area: Melee attack; Saving throw: Fortitude partial (see text); Duration: 1 minute; Casting time: 1 standard action.
- School
- Devoted Spirit (Strike)
- Casting Time
- 1 standard action
- Range
- Melee attack
- Target
- One creature
- Area
- 30 ft. radius burst (see text)
- Duration
- 1 minute
- Saving Throw
- Fortitude partial (see text)
- Spell Resistance
- No
With a howling battle cry, your weapon crackles with energy. As you strike your foe, that energy detonates in a burst that scythes through those who stand against your cause.
When you use this strike, make a single melee attack. If you hit your opponent and his alignment has at least one component different from yours, a blast of divine energy originates from your attack’s point of impact. The target of this strike takes an extra 8d6 points of damage and must succeed on a Fortitude save (DC 17 + your Cha modifier) or take a –2 penalty on attack rolls for 1 minute.
All of your opponents within a 30-foot-radius burst of the target creature must also succeed on a Fortitude save. Those who fail take 5d6 points of damage and take a –2 penalty on attack rolls for 1 minute. A successful save results in half damage and negates the attack penalty.